Revolving stalk-cutter.



No. 781,582. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905. C. ANDERS.

REVOLVING STALK GUTTER.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 27. 1904.

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Patented January 31, 1905.

Unirse STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

CHARLES ANDERS, OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

REVOLVING STALK-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,582, dated January 81, 1905.

Application filed July 27, 1904. Serial No. 218,405.

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Alie it known that I, Cuantas ANDnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Hinds and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revolving Stalk-Cutters; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in ag'ricultural iield implements, and is particularly applicable for use as a stalk-cutter, although the same may be also used asa elodcrusher or for cutting up turfy g'round.

The particular object of the invention is to provide cutter-blades suitably mounted on a revoluble support, which revolving cutter may be readily attached to the forward runn ing-gea r of an ordinary farm or other wagon, whereby the necessity of having an independent machine for this purpose is avoided, as the revolving cutter may be readily detached and will occupy but a small amount of storagespace when out of use.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the means for attachingthe revolving cutter to the vehicle that the vformer when not in use might be readily adjusted to adapt the same to uneven surfaces of the soil or completely elevated out of contact when the machine is turned at the end of the field or when it is being hauled from the field to the barn.

'Ifo this end the preferred embodiment of my invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same letters indicate corresponding parts in both views, in whichm Figure I is a side elevation of my improved attachments` applied to the forward runninggear of a farm-wagon, the right-hand wheel beine' omitted to show the )arts more clearly;

and Fig. 2 is an elevation looking from the rear.

A designates the axle, and B the bolster, of the forward portion of the running-gear of an ordinary Vfarm-wagon, the draft-rigging and its attachments being of the usual construction, as illustrated. Ateach side of the vehicle is located a stirrup surrounding the bolster and axle, formed by the top plate (l, the lower plate I), and the connecting or tie rods E. The upper plates C are provided with the bearings c, in which are journaled the ends of a rock-shaft F, disposed longitudinally of the bolster B or transversely ofthe vehicle, the ends of which rock-shaft extend through and beyond said journal-bearings c.

(i represents bars twisted and bent upon themselves, as at y, to form collars adapted to lit on and be rigidly secured to the projecting ends of the rock-shaft F. 'llo the outer ends of these horizontal bars (i are pivotally suspended the vertical bars II, twisted and bent upon themselves, as at to form a bearing for the shaft I of the rotary cutter. This rotary cutter is of ordinary construction, comprising a plurality of star-shapial wheels Ii, having the hub portions in the nature of sleeves loosely journaled on the stationary shaft I, or these hubs may be rigidly secured to the shaft and the shaft loosely `iournaled in the bearings /1 of the hanger-bars Il. The cutting' knives or blades L are dctachably secured, by means of bolts or otherwise, to the points of the star-wheels, as clearly illustrated. Between the bearings /i and the hubs L and encircling the shat'tl are loosely mounted the sleeves 1n, carried by the lower end of the. bars M, which bars are disposed upwardly and forwardly and are pivotally secured at their upper ends to studs or lugs carried by the bottoni plates I) of the stil-rups. These bars Ill vform braces for rigidly maintaining' the position ofthe pivotal hanger-bars H and theI rotary cutter, they taking up the rearward strain caused by the tendency of the rotary cutter to swing' backwardly.

N is a segmental rack suitably secured to the bolster B, in the notches of which operates a suitable dog o, carried by the operating-lever O, which operating-lever is rigidly secured at its lower end to the rock-shaft F and is provided at its upper end with a grip o, operatively connected with the pawl o.

The operation of the machine is clear from the foregoing description, and it is obvious IOO that while the revolving cutter may always be held rigidly in position the particular manner of hanging the same allows the same to be nicely adjusted relatively to the ground by the operation of the lever O or completely elevated when the vehicle is to be turned or is being moved to or from the field.

rlhus it will be seen that I have invented a simple, cheap, and durable attachment which may be readily attached to or detached from the forward running-gear of an ordinary farm-wagon and which when attached thereto may be further adjustable to suit the conditions of the ground being covered, and although I prefer the construction and arrangements of parts as above described and as illustrated in the drawings itis apparent that many modifications might be made without departing from the true spirit of the invention; but

What I claim isi l. The combination with the detachable stirrups, of a rock-shaft journaled in the upper ends of said stirrups, an operating-lever secured to said rock-shaft and means for locking same, horizontally-disposed arms twisted and bent upon themselves at their inner ends for forming a sleeve surrounding and rigidly secured to said rock-shaft, vertically-disposed hanger-bars pivotally secured at their upper ends to the outer ends of said horizontal arms and twisted and bent upon themselves at their lower ends to form journal-bearings, a shaft mounted in said journal-bearings, a revolving cutter carried by said shaft, and upwardly and forwardly disposed brace-rods pivotally connected at one end to the shaft of said rotary cutter and at their other ends to the bot tom plates of said stirrups.

2. The combination with the detachable stirrups comprising the upper and lower plates, intermediate connections, journalbearings formed on the upper plates and lugs formed on the lower plates, of a rock-shaft journaled in said bearings, an operating-lever connected to said rock-shaft and means for locking same, of rearwardly-disposed horizontal arms twisted and bent upon themselves at their inner ends forming a sleeve surrounding and secured to said rock-shaft, vertical hanger-bars pivotally secured at their upper ends to the outer ends of said horizontal arms and twisted and bent upon themselves at their lower ends to form journal-bearings, a shaft mounted in said latter bearings, a rotary cutter carried by said shaft, and forwardly and upwardly disposed brace-rods provided with sleeves at their lower ends loosely encircling the shaft of said rotary cutter and pivotally secured at their upper ends to said lugs.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of'two witnesses.

CHARLES ANDERS.

W'itnesses:

N. T. ANDERS, Louis ANDERS. 

